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Grady Jackson to sign with Detroit (pending physical)
http://www.freep.com/article/2009030...after+physical
Should be a very good signing. He'll eat up blockers and allow Ernie Sims to make plays.
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03-03-2009, 02:35 PM
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I like it! I'm not sure who, but somebody called this in another thread and I give them props!
Grady should be a big addition, both litterally and figuritively(sp?) speaking. He should give us a little flexibility with drafting a NT type of player and let him learn/get stronger while playing as a rotational player.
One guy that I really like for that role and who would be a 2nd pick would be Sammie Lee Hill, from Stillman. I like this guys size and I've read that he gots a good motor.
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A multi-year deal for a NT who is already 36...that is my only problem with the signing if he passes the physical.
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03-03-2009, 02:39 PM
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Good signing for a year or two...should help out quite a bit. Hopefully Redding really benefits from this too.
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03-03-2009, 02:41 PM
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The goods with Grady is you know what you are going to be getting. Plus the fans love a fat guy.
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I signed Grady Jackson as a Free Agent in the Expansion Forum Mock that we did back in mid January. I win.
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I signed Grady Jackson as a Free Agent in the Expansion Forum Mock that we did back in mid January. I win.
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03-03-2009, 02:44 PM
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A multi-year deal for a NT who is already 36...that is my only problem with the signing if he passes the physical.
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Thats a big if. :)
At the very least he is a goalline artery clogger, but I worry about his age. I would love to have Grady Jackson in 2005, but now... I just hope he isn't Darby 2.0.
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03-03-2009, 02:46 PM
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Your draft is shaping up in terms of positions you'll look at...
QB, LB, CB, OT, TE...
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03-03-2009, 02:49 PM
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BTW, does anyone know if Grady was a full time DT last year? Or if he came out only on certain downs? I thought he was a special situation type player when he was with Green Bay and with his age I imagine he might not be in on definite passing downs.
Just curious what kind of roll he is capable of at 36. I do like the signing depending on expectations. I'm a big fan of the fat-guy DT.
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03-03-2009, 02:52 PM
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BTW, does anyone know if Grady was a full time DT last year? Or if he came out only on certain downs? I thought he was a special situation type player when he was with Green Bay and with his age I imagine he might not be in on definite passing downs.
Just curious what kind of roll he is capable of at 36. I do like the signing depending on expectations. I'm a big fan of the fat-guy DT.
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Good question and I dont know the answer, but I do know that Atlanta was really happy with the way Babineaux played next to him so hopefully he can help Redding regain his pre-contract form.
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03-03-2009, 02:53 PM
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Grady was used on running downs only
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03-03-2009, 02:55 PM
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Good I like it. I think this gives a DT such as Hood or Jerry more flexibility as well. This signing can give our D-Line multiple looks, and I think add a little value to a rookie DT.
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03-03-2009, 02:59 PM
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Hopefully it increases the chances of us picking a LB at #20 or #33.
I think the Lions are viewing him as a starter though.. That would be a mistake, I like him as a situational/rotational guy.. but I'm not gonna tire him out, he's old AND fat AND has bad knees.
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03-03-2009, 03:17 PM
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he brings the size option for schwartz/cunningham to utilize. i don't think we even had anybody over 300lbs left on our roster. this atleast gets us a chance to stop the run in crunch time. we can figure out the filler time as the situation depends. his teammates love him too.
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03-03-2009, 03:19 PM
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I wouldn't mind Cushing at 20.
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03-03-2009, 03:21 PM
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Good for them. NT is such an important position for any defense. What type of D does Detroit plan on running next year?
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03-03-2009, 03:28 PM
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more of a traditional 4-3 with hints at disguised coverage at the line. no more tampa 2.
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03-03-2009, 03:56 PM
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Good for them. NT is such an important position for any defense. What type of D does Detroit plan on running next year?
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Compared to last year, the Lions are running an actual defense in 2009.
I would describe last years D as the train scene with Winston in Ghostbusters II. Lions Defense was Winston and the train was our opponents offenses. And Rod had that same look as Winston all year when the train went through him.
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03-03-2009, 04:04 PM
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Compared to last year, the Lions are running an actual defense in 2008.
I would describe last years D as the train scene with Winston in Ghostbusters II. Lions Defense was Winston and the train was our opponents offenses.
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yeah the lions last year could not stop the run. that was probably their most glaring weakness. our lack of run stop came to a crescendo on thanksgiving when run happy Tennessee. Two of their rbs had 100 yard games and in total we gave up 292 yards on the ground. I'm hoping gravy brings his appetite for eating running backs.
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03-03-2009, 04:11 PM
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lol he just wanted a chance to eat john madden's turkey even if it meant playing for the lions the other 15 games.
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03-03-2009, 04:25 PM
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yeah the lions last year could not stop the run. that was probably their most glaring weakness. our lack of run stop came to a crescendo on thanksgiving when run happy Tennessee. Two of their rbs had 100 yard games and in total we gave up 292 yards on the ground. I'm hoping gravy brings his appetite for eating running backs.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/statis...=2008&season=2
Yep dead last in run D and it wasn't even close.
The pass D was terrible too and if our run D wasn't so bad, I think our pass D would have been dead last as well. It's just that teams decided to run on us more. We played a lot of good runnig teams too. Ten, Jax,Minni twice, Carolina, Atlanta etc. Grady's a stop gap both figuratively and actually a stop gap. I think we still should take Brace though because Grady obviously can't play every down or if not bring in Fluellen on 3rd downs. DTs take one year to develop before they are really ready so getting Grady was a good signing. And maybe Fluellen can suprise some people as a 3rd down guy.
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03-03-2009, 04:29 PM
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/statis...=2008&season=2
Yep dead last in run D and it wasn't even close.
The pass D was terrible too and if our run D wasn't so bad, I think our pass D would have been dead last as well. It's just that teams decided to run on us more. We played a lot of good runnig teams too. Ten, Jax,Minni twice, Carolina, Atlanta etc. Grady's a stop gap both figuratively and actually a stop gap. I think we still should take Brace though because Grady obviously can't play every down or if not bring in Fluellen on 3rd downs. DTs take one year to develop before they are really ready so getting Grady was a good signing. And maybe Fluellen can suprise some people as a 3rd down guy.
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Agreed. Grady is a good signing but we gotta draft another dT and get some long term talent on that line.
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03-03-2009, 04:32 PM
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i can't get those numbers in madden. 5.1 ypc, 2754 yards, and 31 touchdowns!
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